8.25.22 – KXAN The Austin Police Department has lowered the minimum number of 911 call-takers required per shift, which will result in longer hold times. Lieutenant Ken Murphy, who heads APD’s Emergency Communications Division, said the move was crucial to the...
8.30.22 – The Verge Uber is overhauling its four-year-old app safety toolkit, adding a new feature for riders to contact security company ADT during rides. The company is also expanding the availability of a feature enabling customers to text 911. The safety...
9.3.22 -WFTV – ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. A Florida man is accused of breaking into a Little Caesars restaurant after hours, dressed only in boxer shorts, socks and an employee’s apron, authorities said. Chad Everett Corn, 35, of Milton, was charged with burglary...
8.26.22 – SSI Staff – McLEAN, Va. The addition of Fort Worth and the Irving, Texas brings the total number of public safety communications centers implementing the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol to 113. The Monitoring Association (TMA) announces it added...
8.26.22 iHeart Surveillance footage shows two men backing up a truck near the business and approaching the huge rooster. “He is kind of wiggling it. ” Two men were caught on camera allegedly stealing a 6-foot garden decoration from a local...
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office no longer immediately responding to alarm calls. 8.16.22 – Augusta, Ga – WJBF Beginning August 16, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a new procedure called Verified Response. This means law...
